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Trump and Zelenskyy Feud, DOGE Savings Claims, Hamas Releases Four Hostage Bodies

2025/2/20
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特朗普：我指责泽连斯基是独裁者，因为他没有举行选举，并且散布虚假信息。我认为他是一个不太成功的喜剧演员，欺骗美国在战争上花费了数十亿美元。他还应该为俄罗斯的入侵负责。我要求他进行和平谈判，但他拒绝了，这损害了美国的利益。 我与泽连斯基的关系复杂且多变。2019年的通话导致了我的第一次弹劾。我从未真正尊重他，并且对他和乌克兰抱有负面看法。这影响了我与俄罗斯谈判的方式以及我将泽连斯基排除在谈判之外的做法。 泽连斯基：特朗普总统正在散布俄罗斯的虚假信息，损害了乌克兰的利益。尽管我尊重特朗普，但我必须捍卫乌克兰的主权和在任何谈判中被包含的权利。乌克兰没有发起战争，俄罗斯才是侵略者。 我试图通过奉承来赢得特朗普的好感，但最近我开始回击他的攻击。他的言论对乌克兰的民意支持率造成了负面影响。

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President Trump's personal attacks on President Zelenskyy are escalating, creating tension despite both leaders agreeing on the need to end the war in Ukraine. Their history, including a controversial 2019 phone call and differing views on peace negotiations, sheds light on this complex relationship. The situation raises concerns about the stability of any future agreements.
  • Trump called Zelensky a dictator, echoing Russian propaganda.
  • Trump mocked Zelensky and blamed him for the war.
  • Zelensky pushed back, accusing Trump of spreading disinformation.
  • Historical context of their relationship, including the 2019 impeachment inquiry.
  • Concerns about Europe's exclusion from negotiations and the possibility of future Russian invasions.

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A look at the roots of the difficult relationship between President Trump and President Zelenskyy. DOGE says its saved taxpayers billions of dollars. How do these claims stack up against the evidence? And Hamas returns the bodies of four Israeli hostages held in Gaza since the October 7, 2023 attack.*Want more comprehensive analysis of the most important news of the day, plus a little fun? Subscribe to the Up First newsletter).Today's episode of Up First was edited by Dana Farrington, Padmananda Rama, Didi Schanche, Reena Advani and Janaya Williams. It was produced by Ziad Buchh, Nia Dumas and Christopher Thomas. We get engineering support from Stacey Abbott and our technical director is Carleigh Strange. Our Executive Producer is Kelley Dickens.*Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices)NPR Privacy Policy)